Roar Book: Monkey Bridge by Lan Cao

5-4-3-2-1

5.Comments:

• Mai refer a lot of things to Vietnam.
• There is a lot of Vietnam history.
• Mai's mother is just like my mom because they both believe in karma.
• Mrs. Bay advises are sort of weird but very smart especially the advices about the grades and school.
• I understand how Mai felt when she had to translate for her mother because sometimes I do the same thing for my parents.

4.Questions:

• What is the difference between guerrilla tactics and guerrilla warfare?
• What is the bo tree?
• Why did Mai's mother believe that Connecticut was not safe?
• Is there a special meaning behind "the pig has two ears"?

3.Literary Terms:

• Paraphernalia: equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity
• Vicinity: the area or region near or about a place; surrounding district; neighborhood
• Peculiarity: a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual

2.Literary Terms:

• Simile: " the capital of any country is like the king in a game of chess." (page 30)
• Metaphor: "It can get so cold that their breath does acrobatics in the air just to keep warm." (page 48)

1.Overview Sentence:

• Mai describes her and her mother's life so far in Connecticut with her Aunt Mary and Uncle Michael.